Raider provides our Tuesday challenge.
Inquisitor 1849: Farm Sail by Ifor
We have a puzzle from Ifor which means there will be a quirky theme The preamble was quite short and told us that before solving a letter must ascend from … Read more >>
Guardian 29,352 – Picaroon
Picaroon regains his missing O after last week for a typically enjoyable puzzle that I found mostly quite straightforward, though with a couple of less-familiar words to keep the brain cells working. Thanks … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,703 by FALCON
I thought at first that I was going to breeze through this puzzle, but this offering from Falcon comprises a nice assortment of clues, the latter portion of which required me to think a bit.
FT 17,694 Jumbo Crossword by Leonidas
My first opportunity to blog an FT puzzle – and it’s by one of my favourite setters! This puzzle was fairly well hidden over Easter – I only came across it through comments … Read more >>
Financial Times 17,702 by GAFF
GAFF gives us a "musical anniversary" theme (which eludes me) to start the week…
Guardian Cryptic 29,351 by Vulcan
Profuse apologies for the late blog.
Independent 11,698 by Wire
Wire gets us off to a new week, what’s he got in store today?
Guardian Quick Cryptic 1 – Carpathian
This for the new Guardian Quick Cryptic #1 published on Saturday 6 April, a new 11 x 11 crossword with the following special instructions:
Guardian Quiptic 1,272 by Pasquale
Don’t worry, it’s not Monday already! The Quiptic has now moved to Sundays, with very little advance warning. Sorry this blog is a little later in the day than usual, but I wasn’t … Read more >>
Financial Times Sunday No.37 – World by Hamilton
This month’s geographically based wordplay fun is brought to us by Hamilton. Find the puzzle online at ft.com/crossword
Independent on Sunday 1,780 by Hippogryph
My first ever IoS blog.
Everyman 4,041/31 March
I think we should acknowledge that it is a big ask to produce an entry-level puzzle every seven days. On the whole, I think our setter manages that well: this week there are … Read more >>
Azed No. 2,702 – Plain
A more than usually tricky puzzle from Azed this week.
Independent No. 11,697 by Bluebird
My first blog of a Bluebird grid today.
I found this enjoyable as it was straightforward, perhaps to the point of being “workaday” (in the nicest possible way).